Microsoft Corp has re-stated plans to ship an updated version of Windows Server 2003 next year, but removed a major security component from the planned operating system.<\/p>\n
The Network Access Protection (NAP) program, backed by more than 25 partners when announced earlier this year, is now planned in the Longhorn Server operating system – expected during the 2007 timeframe with a beta in the second half of 2005.<\/p>\n
Explaining its decision, Microsoft said it is working with Cisco Systems Inc to integrate NAP with Cisco’s network security and health assurance technology.<\/p>\n
Microsoft’s decision, though, makes NAP the latest in a series of features to be re-assigned from planned operating systems. Earlier this year Microsoft removed three core features from the Longhorn client in order to hit its already delayed window of 2006.<\/p>\n
Pulling NAP out of Windows Server 2003 Release 2 suggests Microsoft is again reprioritizing efforts in order to hit the server roadmap announced in May. Microsoft announced NAP as part of Windows Server 2003 Release 2 at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Canada, in May.<\/p>\n
The Windows Server 2003 Release 2 feature set will now see simplified branch server management, streamlined access management across security boundaries and what Microsoft called “efficient” storage management.<\/p>\n
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